For those doing educational home chemistry, how do you systematically incorporate kitchen chemistry educational resources into your regular homeschool schedule? I want to make sure we're covering proper scientific method and concepts, not just doing random fun experiments. Any curriculum suggestions or lesson plan ideas?
I structure kitchen chemistry educational resources around themes. One week we focus on acids and bases (cabbage indicator, testing household items). Next week density (tower, floating eggs). Then chemical reactions (baking soda/vinegar, elephant toothpaste). Each theme builds on the last for coherent educational home chemistry.
We follow the scientific method with every kitchen pantry science project. Question, hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion. Even simple experiments get written up in a lab notebook. This teaches that science is a process, not just cool demonstrations. The educational value increases dramatically.